Mount Holyoke College
International Relations: Nsc 68: United States Objectives for National Security
Primary source document of the National Security Council Document 68. (NSC-68)
PBS
Pbs Online News Hour: Cuba and the United States
Site is an Online NewsHour report on the relations between Cuba and the U.S. Trade, trade embargo, life in Cuba, Cuban Missile Crisis, and many more topics are discussed.
The Guardian
Guardian: Russians Cut Vital Supplies
This article discusses the beginning of the Berlin Blockade. (June 25, 1948)
Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
Harry S. Truman Library and Museum: The Long Telegram
This primary source document reveals Russia's growing distrust of the United States and its desire to strengthen its position in the global community through greater military security.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Berlin's Historic Airport Faces Closure
NPR correspondent Kyle James discusses the potential closure of the Tempelhof Airport in Berlin. (January 29, 2008)
Steven Kreis, PhD
The History Guide: 1989 the Walls Came Tumbling Down
Explains and details the events that led up to and followed the downfall of Communism in Eastern Europe. Very thorough and detailed, including information about leaders, movements, and historical information.
US Department of State
Us Department of State: Archive: Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (Salt I)
The U.S. Department of State's official site provides a background to the signing of the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty with Russia.
US Department of State
U.s. Dept. Of State: Archive: Inf Treaty of 1987
Copy of the INF Treaty made by the US and the USSR in December of 1987.
Federation of American Scientists
Fas: National Security Policy Arms Control Disarmament
A lengthy essay describing the negotiations and politics involved in President Kennedy's quest to create a permanent ban on nuclear tests.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Korean War
The Korean War is discussed in full in the course of the site. It discusses the causes of the war, air and naval activity, the land war, and more.
BBC
Bbc: Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan
This article details the significance of the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan, focusing on how these documents demonstrate the growing tensions between the United States and Russia during the Cold War. Archived.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: News Flash: The End of the Cold War
This lesson plan is an inquiry into events that occurred during the Cold War era. It is a technology-based project on one event that occurred during the Cold War(1945-1991). The Cold War describes the tense and hostile relationship...
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: German Invasion of 1941
This site from the Fordham University provides an address by Vyacheslav Molotov, Foreign Minister of the Soviet Union, containing the Soviet reaction to Germany's invasion.
BBC
Bbc: On This Day: Kennedy: "Ich Bin Ein Berliner"
News article retells the story of President Kennedy's inspirational speech of defiance to the Soviet Union given to the people of West Germany.
Lonely Planet
Lonely Planet: Lithuania
Travel site offers a brief summary of the history of Lithuania, from its ancient beginnings through its more recent independence from the former Soviet Union. Also includes information on culture, demographics, and geography.
Library of Congress
Loc: Cold War Cuban Missile Crisis
This site details the placing of intermediate-range nuclear missiles in Cuba by the Soviet Union. The article discusses why Khrushchev did this, and what the U.S. did about this. Also provided is the text to Krushchev's letter to JFK...
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: End to the Cold War
Brief overview of G. W. Bush administration policy and the collapse of the Soviet Union effectively ending the Cold War.
Then Again
Then Again: Web Chron: Summary of Cuban Missile Crisis
This site contains a short summary of the Cuban Missile Crisis. The last paragraph tells of the resolution between the U.S., Cuba, and Soviet Union.
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: George F. Kennan
PBS profiles the life of American diplomat George F. Kennan, whose ideas about the expansionist ambitions of the Soviet Union shaped the U.S. policy toward Communist countries known as containment.
International Institute of Social History
International Institute of Social History: Chairman Smiles: Political Posters
Online exhibit of political posters from the former Soviet Union, Cuba, and China, with discussion of the role they played in the revolutionary history of each country. [To access the Dutch version of the site, click back to home.]
History of American Wars
History of American Wars: Korean War Facts 1950 1953
Explore the history of the Korean War. Discover how the events unfolded in North and South Korea as the United Nations, with assistance from the United States, came to the aid of South Korea and China, with assistance from the Soviet...
Other
Australian National University: International Socialism or State Capitalism
Examines socialism as it was carried out by Stalin and company in the former Soviet Union. Makes the argument that what began with a socialist revolution degenerated into state capitalism. There is one chapter from a book available...
New York Times
New York Times: Islam in Russia
An interesting look into the spread of Islam in Russia. After the fall of the Soviet Union Islam has become more and more influential in Russian life. Audio and pictures tell the story of the spread of Islam in Russia.
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Lev Davidovich Landau
While growing up in the Soviet Union, Lev Landau was so far ahead of his classmates that he was ready to begin college at age 13. His parents noticed a particular gift for math in their young son, who was considered a prodigy. It came as...
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